Английские идиомы с названиями цветов (синий, зелёный, жёлтый)

Colour Idioms

(with meanings and examples)

1. That senator is a blue blood, so of course he doesn’t understand the common man’s concerns.

2. Her true-blue fans have continued to support her, even during this scandal.

3. I did enter the contest, and I am determined to win the blue ribbon this year!

4. Wow, Sharon, this is a blue-ribbon pie – I never knew pecan pie could taste so good!

5. One day, out of the blue, she announced that she was leaving.

6. My sister lives in Alaska, so I only see her once in a blue moon.

7. I don’t know what’s got me so down. I’ve just had the blues since I woke up this morning.

Examples from:

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/

https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/

Colour Idioms

(with meanings and examples)

1. Of course he’s a little green – he’s 21 years old! How much business experience could he possibly have?

2. Bobby looked a little green as he came staggering off the rollercoaster.

3. The council has given the green light to the new shopping centre.

4. Chad is heading off to Spain for the week, and I'm green with envy.

5. Leave Julia alone. That sweet girl is a greenhorn and apt to fall for all your usual tricks.

6. It was tough when I moved to Iceland. I was such a greenhorn that I didn’t even know the polite way to order coffee!

7. John has a green thumb, so our garden always looks amazing!

Examples from:

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/

https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/

Colour Idioms

(with meanings and examples)

1. I can’t believe you read those tabloids – they’re just yellow press stuffed with ads.

2. Jenna took the internship thinking that it would be the yellow brick road to her dream job.

3. I can’t believe you get so invested in these debates – all politicians are yellow dogs that can’t be trusted.

4. Of course Tom didn’t come and defend his views at the rally – he has a yellow streak!

Examples from:

https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/